The Mercury 9 mission. The audio files are named as per their original historical audio reel number at the NASA historical audio vault. Information listed below is the sum-total of data on these reels.

INFORMATION ON THE AUDIO FILES:
883: 5/15/1963, Gordon Coopers Prayer 14th Pass Muchea Station

MISSION INFORMATION:
MA-9
Faith 7
Pad LC-14 ()
Atlas (9)

Crew:
L. Gordon Cooper
Payload:
Spacecraft No. 20, Launch Vehicle 130-D

Mission Objective:
Manned 1-day mission in orbit

Launch:
May 15, 1963

Orbit:
Altitude: 165.9 by 100.3 statute miles
Inclination: xxx degrees
Orbits: 22.5
Period: 88min 45sec
Duration: 1 Day, 10 hours, 19 min, 49 seconds
Distance: 546,167 statute miles
Velocity: 17,547 mph
Max Q: 974
Max G: 7.6

Landing:
Mission Highlights:
Mission successful. Total time weightless 34hours 3min 30 sec

Digitized, cataloged and archived by the Houston Audio Control Room, at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

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